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kitten

[ kit-n ]

noun

  1. a young cat.


verb (used with or without object)

  1. (of cats) to give birth; bear.

kitten

/ ˈ°ìɪ³ÙÉ™²Ô /

noun

  1. a young cat
  2. have kittens or have a canary informal.
    to react with disapproval, anxiety, etc US equivalenthave a cow

    she had kittens when she got the bill

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. (of cats) to give birth to (young)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ°ì¾±³Ù³Ù±ð²Ô-ËŒ±ô¾±°ì±ð, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • °ì¾±³Ùt±ð²Ô·±ô¾±°ì±ð adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of kitten1

1350–1400; Middle English kitoun, apparently blend of kiteling kitling and Middle French chitoun, variant of chaton kitten
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of kitten1

C14: from Old Northern French caton, from cat 1; probably influenced by Middle English kiteling
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Idioms and Phrases

see have a fit (kittens) ; weak as a kitten .
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Example Sentences

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Seated along the sidewalk outside Cafe Tropical, the singer, dressed in dark-wash denim and kitten heels, orders a Diet Coke and a trio of the Cuban cafe’s signature pastelitos.

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I'm a cat owner, and one of the things that I love about “Puppy Bowl†is the increasing intricacy of the Halftime Show featuring kittens.

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This one’s a little one, it’s a little kitten heel, it doesn’t do much.

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Under her ownership, Steve’s Pets sold puppies, kittens, rabbits, rodents, birds, fish — even goats and small pigs.

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Using trail cameras and local security cameras, fish and wildlife officials monitored the kittens before capturing them to determine if they were orphaned.

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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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